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Exploring the infinitely small – Interview with Stéphane Vassilopoulos
On 16/06/2025
An expert in cell biology and molecular biology, Stéphane Vassilopoulos is co-director of the ‘Muscle cell organization and therapy of dominant centronuclear myopathy‘ team at…
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Va-C-Nemus reassures on the safety of vaccination against Covid-19 in NMD
On 16/06/2025
Launched in 2021, the Va-C-Nemus national prospective observational study involved 1,020 adults with a neuromuscular disease of genetic or autoimmune origin, 18% of whom were…
Events
M&M’s – Muscle Monday Seminar – 23 June – Eric Allemand (France)
On 16/06/2025
Regulation of transcriptome diversity through alternative splicing in hematological genetic disorders Monday 23 June 2025 – 12h00-13h00 Eric Allemand, PhD (Imagine Institute, Paris, France) More information on the…
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Seeing our muscles in action – Interview with Constantin Slioussarenko
On 12/06/2025
Constantin Slioussarenko, an engineer by training, is a researcher in the NMR and Spectroscopy Laboratory, co-directed by Harmen Reyngoud and Benjamin Marty, at the Neuromuscular…
Events
A look back at the 3rd edition of ‘Muscle Week’
On 12/06/2025
The 3ᵉ edition of Muscle Week, organised from 2 to 8 June 2025 by the Institute of Myology and AFM-Téléthon, mobilised researchers, healthcare professionals, the…
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Building the Muscle Atlas – Interview with Bruno Cadot
On 11/06/2025
Bruno Cadot is head of research in the ‘Signalling pathways and striated muscles’ team led by Antoine Muchir at the Center of Research in Myology…
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The evolution of the new Morimoto-Ruy-Malicdan syndrome described in two brothers
On 10/06/2025
In a previous study published in 2024, Marie Morimoto et al. described nine cases of a new congenital myopathy linked to biallelic variants of the…
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Towards a reassessment of certain contraindications to the use of drugs in autoimmune myasthenia gravis
On 03/06/2025
American researchers have investigated the possible complications associated with the use of several classes of antibiotics known to be harmful to myasthenia gravis patients: data…
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The association of dermatomyositis and encephalopathy is exceptional but should be noted
On 02/06/2025
Mexican clinicians report the clinical and immunological data of three patients with concomitant encephalopathy and dermatomyositis (DM): the three patients were adults in their fifties…
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Rising incidence of motor neurone disease in France before the Covid-19 crisis
On 30/05/2025
Using data from the French National Health Data System (SNDS), a French team has carried out a study of changes in the incidence of motor…
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No additional long-term beneficial effects for the bisoprolol-perindopril combination
On 28/05/2025
British clinicians report the long-term results of a prophylactic treatment for cardiomyopathy in Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD): the combination of perindopril (a conversion enzyme inhibitor)…
Documentation
Advances in myasthenia gravis – 2025
On 28/05/2025
This document presents a selection of myasthenia gravis research news stories from the past year (ongoing observational studies and clinical trials, scientific and medical publications…).…
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Variable severity of SMA in patients with four copies of the SMN2 gene
On 27/05/2025
A study published using data from the SMA France register, set up in 2020, shows a wide variety of phenotypes in patients with SMN1-related proximal…
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Towards conditional authorisation of givinostat in Europe for walking DMD patients aged 6 and over on corticosteroids
On 26/05/2025
Givinostat, a histone deacetylase (HDAC) inhibitor that acts on muscle fibrosis and inflammation in Duchenne muscular dystrophy, should be authorised in Europe very soon, under…
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A new non-invasive biomarker for investigating demyelinating neuropathies
On 23/05/2025
An international consortium led by researchers in Nantes has developed and studied in real life a new non-invasive method for demyelinating neuropathies such as CMT1A,…
Research
A model to predict the distance covered during the 6MWT in Pompe disease
On 22/05/2025
Researchers from the Laboratory of Physiology and Neuromuscular Evaluation at the Institute of Myology have developed and validated predictive models for the performance of the…
Events
ERN EURO-NMD webinar, 28 May: Dr. Nicol Voermans & Ria de Haas, PhD (the Netherlands)
On 22/05/2025
FSHD webinar series – Episode 4: “Clinical Trial Readiness” Wednesday 28 May 2025 – 16:00 – 17:00 Paris time Dr. Nicol Voermans & Ria de…
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The Institute’s teams at the 5th International Meeting on Laminopathies from 21 to 23 May in Paris
On 21/05/2025
The 5th International Meeting on Laminopathies, being held in Paris from 21 to 23 May, brings together international experts in nuclear envelope proteins and associated…
Research
A natural history study of upper limb function in SMA type II
On 20/05/2025
The Spanish network responsible for monitoring patients with SMN1-related proximal spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) retrospectively studied the evolution of upper limb function in SMA type…
Events
M&M’s – Muscle Monday Seminar – 19 May – Aurélie Goyenvalle (France)
On 19/05/2025
Antisense approaches for the treatment of Duchenne muscular dystrophy and recent advances to address DMD brain comorbidities Monday 19 May 2025 – 12h00-13h00 Aurélie Goyenvalle,…